Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-01-08
MIR. Hoffman IS putting up q large quantity

> of Ice.
Our carrier boys return their thanks for
the liberal treatment Of their patrons.
Messrs. Catron & Moreland have DIR.
) chased the abstract books Of Messrs. TAYLOR
Il Lesueur. See their ad. elsewhere.
| Mr.. Dickey had on exhibition ut the eoun-
ell room, Wednesday night, q three-burner
3 carbon gas lamp, which gives q very brilliant
and white light.
Mr. Newt Gibson is making his trips to
the junction regularly and safely, the ice on
the river being perfectly sound and not in
the least dangerous.
t Mr.. Robert Norfolk received, last Saturday.
4 from Wright City, No., q trio of finely bred
Plymouth Rock chickens. They were very
1 handsome, and were much admired by all
who saw them
Mrs. NJ. E. Nickel remembered 10 sub
) s~tantial manner all the drivers of the trans
fer omnibuses and baggage wagons. for which
they wish the Intelligencer to thus publicly
5 thank her, and to assure her that her kind
ness will not soon be forgotten.
Messrs. Fl. c.. Francisco and Emlson
Chsnslor rented the Setter Ice house to enter
the business. but afterward sold out to Major
Meet, who says be intends to save plenty Of
Ice for all, and that he will sell at the same
! price as last year, when he had competition.
The Odessa Christmas live bird shoot came
of Dec. %. at seven birds each. The score
stood as follows: T. W. Carmichael, 8; h. H.
Tickle. 5; D. H. White, 8; j.. {. Cobb, 9; J.
E. White, 7; DR.. Hughes, 4; John Maxwell,
4; Frank Castle, 4. The boys will arrange
for a n -,akoh eoo- IS fl1 h{rIe nav
be procured,
We have received the December number of
the central College GEM 1t Is much i'm
proved geographically and otherwise. As
the young ladies gain in experience they
make a better and better paper. 1t is In
every way creditable to them, and beside its
literary merit. which is fully up to the stand
ard OF college papers, 1t must do the institu-
ton whence 1t emenates much very substan-
tlal service. We wish 1t continued success.
Adyauce:-''A committee of eleven lady
friends of the Hi2ginsyille Young Mems
Christian association. composed of Mrs. Lon
Barnes, Misses Anna Neale. Emma Stewart,
Bette Campbell, Eta Anderson, Eva G..
Asbury, Clara Hendrick. Eunioe Whiting,
Myrtle Steele, Addie Twyman and Ella
Mason, kept open house In the Y. NJ. C. A.
room New Years day from two to ten p. IN.
One hundred and twenty-four young men
and boys and twsnty-six ladies called, and all
seemed we'll pleased with the ice cream, cake,
nuts, fruit. ETC., and all they saw and heard.
The whole affair was much better than ex-
pected, and a grand success In every partlcu-
lar"
Davis Creek:-The debates and speIlings
At the Weaver College are 10 = hourishing
condition. Miss Ssllie Weaver read q very
entertaining paper at the last meeting of the
society. and Miss Katie Lale will endeavor
to do likewise at the next. Mrs. Lum Lsle,
Of Kansas City, is visiting Nessrs. Hense
and William Lale's families. Mr.. and Miss
kemper, Of Columbia, and Mr.. James
Kempsr and sister. of Wellington. were
visiting at Mr.. John Leaps Christmas. Miss
Corder, of Corder, and Miss Lockhart, Of
Wellington, and Mr.. VsnMeter and wife, of
Kansas City, are visiting at Mir. VanMeter's.
Mr.. George Boon's house 10 Washington
township. burning last Friday night.
There was 3 very pleasant surprise party at
Mr.. w. H. Greer's asst Thursday night. The
following were among the merry makers =
<AhAo 0llSuS AlZLiS Ill
len. Leila Graves, Willie Bigerstaff. Minnie
Nagel, Florence Rnnner. Annie Allen, Fan
ME Allen. Mamie Gordon. LEILA Gordon, |
Blanche Winter. Alice Wolf, Laura Lynch,
Katie Ludwigs, Cora Bell, Grace Edelen and
Mrs. Wilson: Messrs. Albert Aureus, Nice
Sill, Guy Smith, Ben John. John Rice, Chas.
John, Jim Rice, A. Duvsll, Owen Lynch,
Jno. Wilmot, Ed Yingling, Jas. Ruffner,
Eugene Marshall, Hugh Greer, Tom Tiug-
ling, Ed Davis, Chas. HAYS, Arthur Bullard,
E. Allen, Will Mars. Marshall Easter, Geo.
Weis and Frank Weise.
Fairview:-Weather cold. Water scarce,
No weddings to report Christmas passed
OH rather dull; cause, too many weddings.
The debate is furnishing; the night of mt ct
ing has been changed to Friday night. Miss |
Ethel Arnold, one Of Bates county's mos.
charming bellies, is the guest of Miss Bette |
Thomas. Mr.. Marshall Albin, Of Alma, is
visiting friends in our community. Miss
Bette Melton, of Texas. is the CUES: of Miss |
Matte hinkead. Miss Belle Edmonds, OF
Lexington, who was the guest Of Mr.. John |
Thomas during the holidays, returned home |
Tuesday. Miss Florence hammer, who ia |
attending school in Odessa, was ut home last
Week. We understand that the famous cor
respondent, Tom. of Wade's Knob, is mar |
ried. We wish him much joy and hope that
he viii! keep US posted as to what is going on |
in that vicinity IN the future. Mrs. A.. G.. |
Campbell is quite sick. There was a social
party at Mr.. John Msbry's last week.
Quite Il large crowd present., aud, a. usual, |
enjoyed themselves hugely.
Marshall. Mo, December 29.-Civil Ebgi.
neer George KuubIe, locating engineer for the |
Missouri Pacific extension between Boon. |
vile and Lexington. and Dir. C. Hlgginson, |
of near Boonville, arrived tins evening on |
horseback. they having made u survey OF the |
route from the mouth of the I.amine river 10
this ciy. The gentle men followed In the old |
MISSOURI Pacific survey to the mouth Of Salt |
Fork, keeping In the valleys of the streams. |
The surveyors informed a Kansas City Jour-
nal reporter that the routejust surveyed to this |
poin; would give the lowest and best grade,
ten feet 10 the mile and almost iu a direct lie
with Lexington. This route passes through |
the southern boundary of this city. 1t is ex-
pected that work will commence as soon "a
MIR. knoble locates the route, and thi. will In !
all probability be the one selected. Work on
the road has commenced between Boonyille |
and Lam,ne liver, q distance of ten miles, |
and work on the extension has commenced |
east OF Lexington coming this way. The |
road will be entirely completed BY July /. 20
say the SURVEYORS.
Napoleon:-Mrs. Steve Worley is visiting
frienis anil relative In Indiana. W, nj
Everhart and daughter. Miss Anna, WAS
Visiting the family of Sol. Everhart, last
week. Miss Susie George was visiting in
Fairvfew neighborhood during the holidays.
Our school boys, Willie Areilne, charlie
Renick and Lee Jefferson, of Odessa, .nd
Willie Flshback, of Lexington. spent the
holidays with their parents. Mrs. Sol. Ever
hart and Mrs. james Fishback visited the
family of W. B. Everhart, of Kansas City
several days during the holidays. Miss Addie
Porter, of Houstonia. who has been visiting
her uncle, Mr.. John Mabrey, for severa,
weeks, returned home last Saturday. Til.
young folks of the neighborhood epioyed
themselves hugely ut u social gathering at
Dir. John Mabry's last Friday night. Mr..
Marshall Albin and niece, Miss Maggie Mel
ton, were visiting Miss Matte kinEeaI
last week. No weddings to report ,usl
yet. Thanks. for having SO much reading
matter sent to us. Nothing gives more gen.
dine pleasure aud l., more sppreciated. and
the ,niy trouble is l cannot subscribe for All
Only Il very small portion. Thanks again
and hope you may do SO often,